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As our sadhu sanga program began, Sripad Puri Maharaja spoke
about a particular picture taken in the late ‘70’s where Srila
Prabhupada[1] was sitting in the center surrounded by his disciples.
He specifically had his scientists sitting in front of everyone at his
lotus feet. “Whenever Sripad Swarup Damodara Maharaja (Sripad
Maharaja)[2] would be there among the devotees, Srila Prabhupada
would want to talk with him only and discuss Darwin,” Sripad Puri
Maharaja said as the group laughed. “The significance of that
picture is that Srila Prabhupada always wanted to emphasize the
importance of presenting Krishna consciousness in such a scientific
way that it could be appreciated even by the scientists.”